Pembridge Castle, Herefordshire

Historical Description

Pembridge Castle, a quondam castle on the S border of Herefordshire, 4½ miles NNW of Monmouth. It belonged in the time of Henry III. to the Cantilupes, and passed to the Pyes and others. In the Civil War it was garrisoned for the king, and taken by Colonel Massie in 1644.

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Herefordshire is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Pembridge Castle are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)